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New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India should produce rare materials used in defense and aerospace to become a technology manufacturer and protect its technological sovereignty.
Dedicating to the nation the Titanium and Superalloy Materials Plant at PTC Industries’ Strategic Materials Technology Complex in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, the Defense Minister stressed the importance of rare earth materials used in defence, space, electronics and other sectors.
In his address he said that “only a few countries have the capacity to refine these materials and make high-end products.”
Emphasizing that in the past, India was dependent on other countries for advanced materials and critical technologies required for defense and aerospace, the Defense Minister said initiatives like the titanium and superalloy materials plant indicate a reversal of this trend.
Reiterating that India will gain true strength only when it can manufacture its own materials, components, chips and alloys, the Union Minister said that this new plant places India among the select group of countries that can manufacture its own critical defense and aerospace materials.
“With this, we will be able to manufacture parts used in our fighter aircraft, missiles, naval systems and satellites”, he said, highlighting that “we are building a foundation that will strengthen India’s technological sovereignty in the years to come.”
On the Strategic Materials Technology Complex, he expressed confidence that it adds a new dimension to the industrial map of Uttar Pradesh, adding that it will “generate direct and indirect employment opportunities in the state, along with the complex, supporting units and supplier industries.”
Praising the leadership of CM Yogi Adityanath, he said that ‘better law and order has increased the confidence of investors and factories, IT hubs and research centers are being set up in the state, which has become the growth engine of the country.’
“We are entering a new era and moving from Make-in-India to design, development and delivery in India,” he said.
–IANS
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